24.09.2015 - IAPM Officials for the European Metropolitan Region Berlin, Katrin Schickhoff and Michael Taube, invite you to the Network Meeting in Berlin on October 21, 2015. 2015 is the International Year of Light and Lighting Technology. Appropriately, we will be paying a visit to the Institute of Applied Photonics (IAP) in Berlin-Adlershof on October 21, 2015. The meeting begins at 6 p.m. at the IAP, Rudower Chaussee 29, 12489 Berlin. We will tour the company and learn about everything that can be made visible using X-rays and micro-textured glass. We will also find out about some of the projects carried out by the institute. Read more »

17.09.2015 - During the holiday period, I received extremely gratifying news. As some of you may already know, this year I agreed to stand as a candidate for election as GPM Delegate. I have been Vice President of the IAPM, International Association of Project Managers, since July 1, 2015, and as of July 31, 2015, I am now also the Delegate for the GPM, Deutsche Gesellschaft für Projektmanagement, - an appointment that means a great deal to me. Let me begin by saying that the IAPM as a trade association focuses on benefits for project managers, and that is why I have decided to make an active contribution within this association. Read more »

27.08.2015 - Even today, only around 12 percent of companies are deriving competitive advantages from project management excellence according to a survey [1] of almost 2,500 project managers around the world implemented by the Project Management Institute (PMI) in January 2015. It may appear to be ‘old hat’ as a central finding, yet it continues to be relevant because the study revealed that one in three projects is still failing and one tenth of investments in projects and programmes are wasted. Read more »

02.07.2015 - Are project management quality improvement and project manager certifications important to you? Do you believe in promoting project management research, development and application? In short: do you want to help us to take the International Association of Project Managers (IAPM) forward? And do you enjoy networking? As an IAPM Official you would play an important role in ensuring the dynamic growth of our global project management association’s network. Read more »

12.06.2015 - IAPM Senior Official for the European Metropolitan Area of Nuremberg, Hermann Endress, and IAPM Officials Andreas Walz and Joachim Friebl, will be hosting a Project Manager Network Meeting on 15 July 2015 in Neumarkt i. d. Oberpfalz with a guided tour of the Maybach Museum and a presentation on the subject of “Stakeholder Management“. The event starts at 5.30 p.m. at the Maybach Museum (Holzgartenstrasse 8, 92318 Neumarkt). It will kick off with a welcome and a brief presentation of the IAPM, followed by a guided tour of the Maybach Museum’s vintage car collection. Read more »

21.05.2015 - The IAPM Senior Official for the European Metropolitan Area of Berlin, Willi Feldt, and IAPM Official Ingmar Petermann would like to invite you to the Project Manager Network Meeting in Berlin on 17 June 2015. The event is being held in the administrative building at Vattenfall’s Wilmersdorf power station and starts at 5.45 p.m. We will be kicking off with a tour of the power station which was built in 1971 and is due to be modernised over the next few years. Read more »

13.05.2015 - IAPM Senior Official for the European Metropolitan Area of Hamburg, Udo Schmidt, is hosting a Project Manager Network Meeting in Hamburg on the subject of “Agile and Hybrid Project Management." We are pleased to invite all IAPM fans, particularly project management enthusiasts in northern Germany, to our second Hamburg Project Manager Network Meeting this year on 8 June 2015. The event starts at 6.03 p.m. on Monday 8 June 2015 at Consensa Projektberatung GmbH & Co. KG, St. Pauli Fischmarkt 20, 20359 Hamburg. Read more »

04.05.2015 - Knowledge is something you can never have enough of, whether you’re an experienced project manager or a newcomer. That’s why we’ve put together some tips from a genuine project management expert, Hans Stromeyer. During the 1990s, Hans Stromeyer managed award winning aerospace projects and is today President and CEO of the consultancy and training services company, Stromeyer & Partners, which also provides training to project managers for IAPM certification. Moreover he's President of the IAPM International Association of Project Managers. Read more »

14.04.2015 - The Portuguese language is spoken in many countries around the world such as Portugal, Brazil, Mozambique and Angola. The IAPM already offers certifications in English and German. Now that it has introduced Portuguese Certified Project Manager (IAPM) and Certified Senior Project Manager (IAPM) certifications, its certification portfolio covers 27% of the world population in terms of languages spoken. The PM Guide 2.0, which is the certification baseline, is now available in Portuguese as well as German and English. Read more »

08.04.2015 - The PMI (Project Management Institute) recently announced that changes to the recertification process would be introduced on 1 December 2015. In future, it will be more difficult for PMI certificate holders to obtain recertification. The PMI has introduced what it calls a “Skill Triangle“ comprising “Leadership“, “Technical Project Management“ and “Strategic and Business Management“. From December onwards, every certificate holder will require a minimum number of PDUs (Professional Development Units) in each of the three areas to extend his or her certificate. Read more »